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St. James Infirmary
Slow, Bluesy Intro x2
Em
A#7
Em
Em
Violin Intro
Em
A#7
Em
Em
Em
C7
A#7
A#7
Em
A#7
Em
Em
C7
A#7
Em
Em
Em
A#7
Em
Em
Verse 1
I went do
Em
wn
A#7
to St.James Inf
Em
irmary
Em
Saw my
C7
baby
A#7
there
She was st
Em
retched out
A#7
on a long, white t
Em
able
So c
C7
old, so sw
A#7
eet, so f
Em
air
Verse 2
Let her
Em
go, let her
A#7
go, God bl
Em
ess
her
Em
Wherever
C7
she may
A#7
be
She can l
Em
ook
A#7
this wide world
Em
over
But she’ll n
C7
ever find a sweet
A#7
man like
Em
me
Verse 3
When I
Em
die
A#7
bury me in stra
Em
ight laced shoes,
I want a
Em
Boxback
co
C7
at and a Stetson
A#7
hat
Put a t
Em
wenty dollar gold p
A#7
iece on my w
Em
atch
chain
So the b
C7
oys will know that I d
A#7
ied standin’
Em
pat
Solos
Repeat Vocals
End on Mouth Trumpet Solo
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{title: St. James Infirmary}
{artist: Louis Armstrong}
{composer: Don Redman, Joe Primrose/Irving Mills}
{year: 1925}
{Key: Em}
{start_of_verse}
{comment: Slow, Bluesy Intro x2}
[Em] [B7] [Em] [Em]
{comment: Violin Intro}
[Em] [B7] [Em] [Em] [Em] [C7] [B7] [B7]
[Em] [B7] [Em] [Em] [C7] [B7] [Em] [Em]
[Em] [B7] [Em] [Em]
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse}
{comment: Verse 1}
I went do[Em]wn [B7] to St.James Inf[Em]irmary
[Em] Saw my [C7]baby [B7]there
She was st[Em]retched out [B7] on a long, white t[Em]able
So c[C7]old, so sw[B7]eet, so f[Em]air
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse}
{comment: Verse 2}
Let her [Em]go, let her [B7]go, God bl[Em]ess her
[Em] Wherever [C7]she may [B7]be
She can l[Em]ook [B7] this wide world [Em]over
But she'll n[C7]ever find a sweet [B7]man like [Em]me
{end_of_verse}
{start_of_verse}
{comment: Verse 3}
When I [Em]die [B7] bury me in stra[Em]ight laced shoes,
I want a [Em]Boxback co[C7]at and a Stetson [B7]hat
Put a t[Em]wenty dollar gold p[B7]iece on my w[Em]atch chain
So the b[C7]oys will know that I d[B7]ied standin' [Em]pat
{end_of_verse}
{comment: Solos}
{comment: Repeat Vocals}
{comment: End on Mouth Trumpet Solo}
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